Why read The Red Hill?

Book cover of The Red Hill

Book description

1482: Granada, Andalucia
When death comes to the Alhambra palace a hero is needed … but did they pick the right man?
A demand is made of Englishman and physician Thomas Berrington – to investigate a series of deaths, each displaying the marks of a savage attack. At first reluctant…

Explore

Topics

Spain

Genres

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked The Red Hill as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Mark Edward Jones

Author

The Red Hill is a medieval murder mystery set in late-15th-century Muslim Spain. The sultan demands an English doctor living in Granada to investigate a series of brutal murders at the Alhambra palace on top of a red hill that towers over the city. The sultan’s request for Dr. Thomas Berrington’s skills cannot be ignored.

This book is another example of a closed community with a killer murdering its members yet the community still shields itself from outsiders. As an Englishman and, nominally, a Christian, Dr. Berrington must find the killer by sifting through lies and obfuscations within the palace…

From Mark's list on we don’t know what we don’t know.